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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
A Comparative Analysis of the Metabolism and Energetics of Darters (Percidae), Emma Kirsten Kist
Hibernacula Site Selection of the Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene c. carolina, in a West Virginia Population, Benjamin Owen Koester
Effects of Phonological Intervention on At-Risk Kindergarten Students with Reading Difficulties, Laura Lees
The Benefits of Reading Racetrack with Flashcards, a Smartboard and Time Delay Usage in Increasing Sight Word Recognition and Fluency with Special Education Students, Tara J. Leffingwell
Education All A'Twitter: Twitter's Role in Educational Technology, Rikki Elaine McCormick Lowe
Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Reservoir Modeling of the Late Devonian Berea Sandstone/Siltstone in northeastern Kentucky and southeastern Ohio, Forrest Christopher Mattox
Appalachian Parent Perceptions of ADHD Symptomology, Shaina Lee Meadows
Appalachian Teachers' referral for ADHD in Contrast to Giftedness in Selected Vignettes, Alexandria Rose Mejia
Revision of polycotylid plesioaur systematics (sauropterygia plesiosauria) and description of the axial osteology of a juvenile polycotylid, Donald Joseph Morgan III
"Let Us Bury and Forget:" Civil War Memory and Identity in Cabell County, West Virginia, 1865-1915, Seth Adam Nichols
Portrayals of Gender in the Media: A Content Analysis Approach to Identifying Gender Oppression and Legitimation of Patriarchy in Magazine Advertisements, Autumn M. O’Toole
The Effects of Visual Vocabulary Strategies on Vocabulary Knowledge, Maria Phillips
Losing Diana: Children and Families Reflect on the Closing of a School in Rural West Virginia, Allison Nicole Pyle
3,5-Dichloroaniline: Biotransformation and Mechanistic Aspects of Nephrotoxicity In Vitro, Christopher Robert Racine
My Avatar, My Self: A Posthuman Examination of Video Games and Cyborg Bodies, Zachery Tyler Rakes
A Study of the FEPAC Accredited Graduate Forensic Science Programs' Curricula, Catherine Genice Rushton
"Safer" Harbor: the impact of different models of safe harbor laws on the criminalization of commercially sexually exploited children in the United States, Priscila Borges Marques dos Santos
Teachers’ Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Academic Acceleration, Christy L. Schwartz
Using Reading CBM to Predict Performance on Smarter Balanced Assessment, Jonathan Wesley Shank
An Ultrasonographic Analysis of the Structures of the Subacromial Space, as They Relate to the Postures of Upper String Musicians, Elliot V. Smithson
Do isokinetic variables generated correlate to vertical jump and standing long jump measures in collegiate football athletes?, James Russell Smothermon
A Mixed Methods Program Evaluation of Participant Perceptions of the Residency Portfolio Component of the Education Doctorate at Marshall University, Ashley White Stephens
Recruitment, Retention and Socialization of Underrepresented Minority Populations to West Virginia Higher Education Administrative Positions, Dedriell Dewin Taylor
Stoking the Fires: The Relationship between Mary Tudor and Eustace Chapuys, 1529-1545, Derek Michael Taylor
Bibliometic Analysis of Reading Research in Deaf Education Journals, Lisha Ann Tignor
Uncovering New Roles For The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AHR) In Breast Cancer, Justin Kirk Tomblin
Rest, Sweet Nymphs: Pastoral Origins of the English Madrigal, Danielle Van Oort
A Comparison of Professional Development Needs of Beginning Teachers in West Virginia Schools, Carla A. Warren
Survey of Classroom Assessment Practices of Community College Faculty, Joyce R. Wawiye
A study of outcomes based educational interventions and moral development of undergraduate college students, Jay Christopher Robert Wildt
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Campus Climates Experienced by United States Military Veterans, Michael Jessee Adkins
The effect of silver nanoparticles on synaptic responses in the lateral giant escape circuit of the crayfish, Samantha N. Adkins
Effects of Teacher Prompting Techniques on the Writing Performance of Fourth and Fifth Graders, Mindy S. Allenger
Solutions of a Logistic Equation on Varying Time Scales: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis, Alexandria Amity Amorim
Multiplication Rules for Schur and Quasisymmetric Schur Functions, Jennifer Anderson
Monitoring the Land Cover Change in the Historic Range of Cambarus veteranus in West Virginia Using a 1973-2013 Landsat Time Series, Emma Martha Arneson
Effects of Ondansetron 4 Milligrams Compared with Ondansetron 8 Milligrams on the Incidence of Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients with Body Mass Index Greater than 30KG/M2 Undergoing Mastectomy, Diego Alejandro Arroyo
Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Attenuate Polymicrobial Sepsis Induced Splenic Damage in male Sprague Dawley Rats, Venkata Vinay Kumar Bandarupalli
Effects of excess Nitrogen deposition on Rubus spp. (raspberry) within a central Appalachian hardwood forest, Jake H. Billmyer
Probing a Complex Dissociation Energy Surface with Experimental and Theoretical Methods, Hannah Elizabeth Bott
Evaluating Potential Plant Hormone Cross Talk between Auxin and Ethylene in Arabidopsis, Mia Lynne Brown
Where's the beef labeling?: a policy proposal concerning red meat, Ann Elaine Bryant
Nuclear family dynamics: Predictors of childhood crushes and adult sexual orientation, Natalie M. Campbell
Green Gold- a Cannabis Sativa L. Lucis Suitability Analysis for West Virginia, Delbert Christopher Cannoy
Paraprofessionals' Experiences and Understandings of the Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker Program (MIHOW) in West Virginia, Amy Knell Carlson
The Dawn of SOWT: OSS Weathermen in the Balkans, 1944, Bryan David Carnes
Parent perceptions of parent-school partnership efforts for students with disabilities, Jessica Chadwick
ESL Students' Language Anxiety in In-Class Oral Presentations, Yusi Chen
Reading Compliance in a School Psychology Graduate Program, Britainey Anne Cooper
Does Music Affect Behavior in the Special Education Classroom?, Randall L. Crum
A longitudinal study of States' Idea Part B School-family Partnership data, Channing Daniels
Cancer Stem Cells in the Screening of Anticancer Drugs for Central Nervous System Tumors, Sarah Elizabeth Daron-Mathis
A Study of Professional Learning Communities: Characteristics of Implementation and Perceived Effectiveness in Improvement Schools in West Virginia, Kristy Ann East
The Effect of Free and Reduced Lunch on Reading and Math Achievement, Landon W. Evans
Correlates of exhibition-like experiences and the development of exhibitionism in females, Sarah Fouch
Seeking media reform in Eastern Europe: Marvin Stone and the International Media Fund in Croatia, Hanna Marie Francis
Effects of Roads and Trails on Peaks of Otter Salamander (Plethodon hubrichti) and Eastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) Movement Behavior, Cory Benjamin Goff
Functional Studies of PTCHD3 During Spermatogensis, Shaimar R. González Morales
Attitudes between Students with Disabilities and Typically Developing Students, Kristina Gore
The effect of group therapy on Diabetes specific knowledge, Marci A. Hankins
The quality of education leadership doctoral dissertations in the United States: An empirical review, Jessica M. Hanna
Understanding Employment Preparedness Needs for College Students with Asperger's Disorder, Rebecca S. Hansen
Teacher Attitudes of the Effectiveness of Reading Comprehension Strategies and Interventions, Charles Hartley
Generation iStalk: an Examination of the prior relationship between victims of stalking and offenders, Paige Ann Heinrich
Tell Me a Story: The Relationship Between Identity and Life Stories Following Brain Injury, Sara Henson
Sampling Considerations for Amphibian Surveys: Evaluating Risks of Committing Type I and Type II Errors, Kelli Marie Herrick
Secondary Teachers’ Knowledge and Attitudes toward Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, Deanna M. Hiles
Teacher Attitudes: An Analysis of Middle School Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Inclusion, Jennifer K. Holley
A Generalized Inflated Geometric Distribution, Ram Datt Joshi
Glycation of Lysozyme, Wisam Talib Joudah
The influence of sibling presence on grade point average, Amanda JoAnne Kipp
Interdisciplinary Studies Integration from the Faculty Point of View: A Case Study, Kay Donahue Lawson
Epigenetic Role of PTIP in Mouse Spermatogenesis, Chengjing Liu
The Influence of the Maternal Infant Health Outreach Program on Child Development: Through the Eyes of Moms and Home Visitors, Debra L. Lockwood
The Politics of War: The Abrams Doctrine, the War Powers Resolution, and Neoconservatism in the Post-Vietnam Era, Andrew Chase Lore
Investigating Principals’ Instructional Philosophical Orientation and Their Students’ Level of Engagement A Case Study, Loujeania Lee Maynus
A comprehensive study of the historical Blue Sulphur Hotel Resort through remote sensing, photogrammetry, and GIS, Lora Beth Meadows
An Investigation of the Effect of MN2+ on the FTH1 IRE-IRP Complex, Eric Thomas Mendenhall
Science for Visually Impaired Students and Accessible Technology, Lydia M. Moreland
The Monster that Can't Be Defeated Here, Aaron Theodore Morris
Investigation Of Ultrasound Targeted Microbubbles As A Therapeutic Gene Delivery System For Prostate Cancer, Rounak Paramjeet Nande
Inhalation Anesthesia vs. Total Intravenous Anesthesia for Ambulatory Dental Surgery in Children, Kristin D. Neal
Stable Money: An Evaluation of Political Stability and U.S. Bilateral Aid in Latin America, Aaron Nicole Nelson
Investigation into the Biological Importance and Function of Proinsulin C-Peptide, Christina L. Newsome
A Comparison Study: The KABC-II and WJ-IV COG with students referred for academic problems, Desiree Rachelle Nutt
Media Narratives and Drug Prohibition: A Content Analysis of Themes and Strategies Promoted in Network News Coverage, 2000-2013, Maria M. Orsini
Black Voices, White Power: Members of the Black Press make Meaning of Media Hegemony, Robert Redding Jr.
Knowledge of Health Literacy among Athletic Trainers, Janet Marie Rorrer
Development of Culturing Methods for Native Mayfly Taxa for Use in Laboratory Toxicity Testing, Kevin Nicholas Rowsey
To “Achieve” or Not to “Achieve”, Jodi Nicole Sergent
The Relation Between Observations of Students with Behavioral Disorders and Academic Success, John Ryan Simon
Bullying Perceptions: Understanding Students With and Without Disabilities, Shellie B. Simpson
Exploring the Disassociation between Corporations, Humans, and Nature, Steven Lee Smith
Labeling: Student Self-Esteem and the Stigma of a Label, Amanda Kay Sowards
Justice Done: Outlawry Crimes in Medieval Iceland, Sarah Stapleton
